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Salons- a reception room in a large house.
Furs- the short, fine, soft hair of certain animals.
Detained- keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims
on their attention.
Descended- move or fall downwards.
Hailing- (of a large number of objects) fall or be hurled forcefully.
Coachmen- a driver of a horse-drawn carriage.
Shivering- shaking slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or
excited.
Nightfall- the onset of night; dusk.
Wearily- with extreme tiredness.
Cloak- a sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders.
Cast down- sad or worried
Gown- a long elegant dress worn on formal occasions.
Bewilderment- a feeling of being perplexed and confused.
Frightful- very unpleasant, serious, or shocking.
Clasp- grasp (something) tightly with one's hand.
Dictated- state or order authoritatively.
Chaplet- a garland or circlet for a person's head.
Ruinous- disastrous or destructive
Usurers- a person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
Latter - denoting the second or second mentioned of two people or things.
Frigid- stiff or formal in behaviour or style.
Perceive- become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
Substitution- the action of replacing someone or something with another person or
thing.
Necessity- the state or fact of being required.
Frightful- very unpleasant, serious, or shocking.
Lodgings- temporary accommodation.
Attic- a space or room inside or partly inside the roof of a building.
Odious- extremely unpleasant; repulsive.
Haggling- dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something.
Sous- small value coin in France
Crude- in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.
Awry- out of the normal or correct position
Pails- a bucket.
Flattered- lavish praise and compliments on (someone)
Singular- denoting or referring to just one person or thing.
Astonished- greatly surprised or impressed; amazed.
Personage- a person (used to express importance or elevated status)
Recall- bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one's mind; remember.
Loaned- lend (a sum of money or item of property).
Decently- in a way that conforms with generally accepted standards of respectable
or moral behaviour.
Content- in a state of peaceful happiness.